Machine for polishing or glossing collars, cuffs, and the like



7 1931. F. GREENWOOD ETAL 89,741

MACHINE FOR POLISHING OR GLOSSING COLLARS, CUFFS, AND THE LIKE Filed Dec. 15, 1929 Z'Sheet-s-Sheet 1 NVENTORS Jan. 20, 1931. F. GREENWOODET AL 1,789,741

MACHINE FOR POLISHING OR GLOSSING COLLARS CUFFS, AND THE LIKE Filed Dec. 13, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INXIENTORS Z ZZ Patented Jan. 20, 1931' UNITED STATES FRANK GREENWOOD AND SOPHIA JANE APPLEYARD, OF BRADFORD, ENGLAND MACHINE FOR POLISHING R GLOSSING COLLARS, CUFFS, AND THE LIKE Application filed December 13, 1929, Serial No. 413,893, and in Great Britain December 14, 1928.

This invention relates to machines for polishing or glossing collars, cuffs and the like. In machines of this class it is customary to employ calendering rollers and the present invention has for. its chief object to introduce an improved construction of machine which will give a bigger output than the calendering machine where all the rollers rotate.

According to this inventionthe machine comprises a number. of stationary or'nonrotating irons formed with convex polishing surfaces which extend across the surface of a roller and are heated in any appro- 5. priate manner, the articles to be polished or glossed being traversed by the roller or roll- 'ers past the various irons. A feature-of the invention consists in providing 'means whereby the roller or rollers will be separated from the irons when the attendant gets off a seat or platform hereinafter referred to as seat with which the machine is provided and be engaged with the irons when the attendant gets on to the seat.

In the accompanying drawings Fig. l is a perspective view of an ironing machine constructed according to this invention.

Fig. 2 is a similar view as back of the machine.

Fig. 3 is a section drawn to a larger scale taken through a portion of a roller and its stationary or non-rotating irons.

Fig. 4: is a detached view of the gearing for bringing the cylinder into contact with the irons. I

In the example shown a large roller or drum A is provided with journal pins a mounted in slotted bearings a in a suitable framework B. This roller or drum is covered seen from the with felt or other cushioning material or they are normally retained by gravity, or by suitable springs 0 The surfaces of the boxes or plates which contact with the drum or articles to be ironed are made convex as shown in Fig. 3 and are highly polished and may be electro-plated, andtheyare further provided at each side with guide plates, 0 to guide the collars, or other articles in their passage from one iron to the next. The cylinder or drum A normally remains out of contact with'the irons and may be brought into contact with them by the attendant getting on to a seat D which forms part of the machine and be automatically returned out of contact with the irons immediately after the attendant gets off the seat. For this purpose the seat D may be mounted on the end of an elevating screw d whichmay pass] through a nut (Pin a lever (Z that is fixed on a shaft d mounted in bearings in the ma chine frame. each'end with a toothed wheel d each ofwhich gears with another toothedwheel d on a shaft d and actuates a crank arm d, eccentric or the like to impart an endwise motion to two rods 03 which are connected at their upper ends with movable bearings 0Z which sup- Either the seat or the lever can be adjusted to suit any particular requirements.

What we clalm as our lnvention and desire to secure by Letters Patentinthe United States is: V

1. A machine of the character described comprising a frame, a drum mounted in the frame, polishing irons extending across the surface of the drum and mounted in said frame and having convex polishing surfaces 9 presented to the drum, and guide plates extending from opposite sides of the irons.

2. A machine of the character described comprising a frame, a drum mounted in the frame, polishing irons of channel shape'ex I00 This shaft may be fitted at I tending across the surface of the drum and supported by said frame, said irons having bottoms provided with convex polishing surfaces presented to the drum, and guide plates extending from opposite sides of said irons.

In testimony whereof We hereunto afiix our signatures.

FRANK GREENWOOD. SOPHIA JANE APPLEYARD. 

